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Puberty

Family

Let us help navigate daily life with your growing family, with everything from kids’ craft and activity ideas to advice on discipline and birthday party inspiration.

Family health

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Pregnancy shopping

Want to teach your child about mindfulness? Looking for a great vacation getaway for families? Trying to understand the latest YouTube craze for kids? We’ve got you covered. 

Family life

My teen still plays with dolls

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teen

Every parent dreads the teenage years, but they don't have to be a nightmare. Learn to navigate this complicated time with tips on teen health and behaviour.

Kids

Everything you need to know about kids and toddlers, including behaviour and development, sleep, potty training, preschool, and how to handle picky eaters.

Tween and teen

You could keep nagging and reminding your kids of their responsibilities. Or, you could let the natural consequence of their actions teach them something.

Constantly reminding and nagging? Here's when to let your kid fail

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Chores

Learn how to discipline your preschoolers and toddlers:  Tips and tactics that work, whether or not to spank, and how to manage different parenting styles.

Discipline

It’s that split second where both child and adult know things are different, and it’s a natural progression that happens to us all sooner or later.

I wasn’t prepared for the first time I switched roles with my kid

Motherhood

Here’s the rundown of everything you need to know about social anxiety disorder in teens and how to help them cope through it.

Social anxiety disorder: Does your teen have overwhelming social anxiety?

Mental health

Kids as young as eight and from all ethnicities are turning to professionals for body hair waxing and laser hair removal. But is it safe?

How young to start waxing?

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Preteens need to start to separating from their parents so they can figure out who they are. This can be incredibly hard for moms and dads.

How to give preteens space—without it totally breaking your heart

Preteen

Studies show that girls start quitting sports in the tween years. There seems to be a simple solution—and it might surprise you.

This one thing could keep your tween girl in sports

From Snapchat to Facetime, your kid seems glued to their phone. Here's how to talk to them about cell phone addiction without getting the dreaded eyeroll.

Cell phone addiction: 4 ways to discuss it with your kids

Social media

As kids grow up, it can be harder to physically connect. How one mom learned to connect with her teens when she couldn't rack up enough hugs.

Am I giving my kids enough hugs?

Kids health

Your kid used to be able to manage big emotions. Now, he explodes at the drop of a hat. Here’s why your tween has so much anger, and what to do about it.

Why tweens have explosive bursts of anger—and how to handle it

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What to do when your sweet child becomes a door-slamming, eyeball-rolling, potty-mouthed preteen.

How to deal with a moody tween

Tantrums

Kids always seem to be growing up too fast, but Dr. Dina Kulik explains how to know when those early signs of puberty are actually abnormal.

Is your child starting puberty too early?

It may be time to shift your perspective away from time-outs and sticker charts when it comes to disciplining your child.

How to discipline your tween (because time outs are no longer an option)

Have you had "The Talk" yet? Sometimes handing your son a book is a heck of a lot easier (and less embarrassing) for all involved.

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Age-by-age guide to talking to kids about sex

How to handle your preteen’s body odour

Soothing bedtime stories, empowering books for girls, or festive holiday reads.  Check out our recommendations for the best children’s books for every occasion.

Books

Have you had "The Talk" yet? Sometimes handing your tween daughter a book is a heck of a lot easier (and less embarrassing) for all involved.

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There will be blood: A doll that gets her period is NBD

Tween development

My 8-year-old is tall and beautiful, but her self-worth is shrinking

11 new baby and kid products our editors are loving this month

My teen still plays with dolls

Constantly reminding and nagging? Here's when to let your kid fail

I wasn’t prepared for the first time I switched roles with my kid

Is your teen just shy or do they have social anxiety disorder?

How young is too young to let your kid start waxing?